(ANS – Rome) – A simple but highly striking tool, designed to immediately visualise – and to share and spread throughout the vast Salesian Family – the figures who have animated, guided and directed the Salesian Congregation in its more than 165 years of history. With this objective in mind, the Social Communication Sector of the Salesians of Don Bosco has created and made available a poster portraying the 12 Rectors Major from St John Bosco to Fr Fabio Attard.

The poster presents 12 extraordinary leaders: a Saint (Don Bosco), two Blesseds (Fr Michael Rua and Fr Philip Rinaldi), a Cardinal (Fr Ángel Fernández Artime)… Above all, it tells of 12 men of God, called with a special vocation to care for the young people most in need and to carry forward, each with his own talents and intuitions, a charism of education and evangelization.

Made in A2 format, the poster is available in two graphic versions – horizontal and vertical. Twelve separate panels depict the official color portraits of the Major Rectors, accompanied by short captions listing their names and years of service.

Although an essentially visual tool, the poster is made available in several languages (Italian, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese) to ensure maximum dissemination within the global Salesian Family.

The poster with the sequence of the 12 Major Rectors of the Salesian Congregation is available free of charge in digital format at the bottom of the page and is printable for use in all Salesian houses and works.

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